Which of the Following Explains the Purpose of Empowering Employees

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following explains the purpose of empowering employees?

• A) It encourages employees to work as per the decisions made by the top-level managers.
• B) It vertically links each employee's position with successively higher levels of management.
• C) It allows people at all levels to make more decisions that affect themselves and their work.
• D) It enables employees of an organization to work with strong hierarchical levels of authority.
• E) It encourages employees to use more formal means of coordination with many rules and procedures.

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Definitions:

Insourcing

The practice of performing business functions or services within a company using its own staff and resources, as opposed to outsourcing.

Outsourcing

The business practice of hiring third parties to perform services or create goods that were traditionally performed in-house.

Make or Buy

A decision-making process used by companies to determine whether they should produce goods internally or purchase them from an external supplier.

Indirect Spend

Expenses incurred for materials, services, and maintenance that do not directly contribute to the production of goods.